Shared Air Quality Stories
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Cheri M. I live in what should be a clean area, coastal Encinitas, CA. My worsening asthma has drastically altered my life.
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Cathey I work as a clinic nurse at an elementary school in downtown Houston, Texas. I live in the suburbs, and as I drive into work each day, I see the brown haze that hangs over the city center.
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Colton I need clean air because I have asthma, so pollution makes it tough for me to breathe.
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Alex My name is Alex, and I’m an ambulatory clinical pharmacist working with Phoenix children and families to help them better understand the risks of unhealthy air and take appropriate steps to prevent severe asthma attacks.
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Theresa B. Smoke from burning of any source — including prescribed burns, debris burning, wood stoves, garbage burning and other open burning — has affected my health, causing sinusitis, vocal cord dysfunction, dry eye irritation and lung distress.
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Lydia N. Hi, my name's Lydia. I am in eighth grade right now. I struggle with a chronic lung disease called asthma.
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Rachel G. I used to live in Redlands, California — near San Bernardino in the Los Angeles suburbs, an area known as the Inland Empire — from 2014 to 2022.
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Liz C. I'm a lifelong nonsmoker diagnosed with early COPD. I was diagnosed with asthma 25 years earlier, in my late 30s.
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Raymond P. I turned 86 this past March. I have been a resident of the Town of Middlebury, Connecticut, since 1964. I have been an involved and responsible resident, serving on various boards and commissions through the years.
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Sandra P. A company based in Ireland intends to establish a sizable production facility in our vicinity, drawn by the absence of regulatory constraints.
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Jeanne W. As a child, I was always susceptible to lung irritation caused by pollens, dust, mold, and second-hand smoking.
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Lane B. I live in Utah's Salt Lake Valley and have always struggled in the summer and winter.
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Linda M. Open burning is allowed with flimsy restrictions and fire department will only cite individuals if the complainer can give them an address.
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Jay J. We live in a zip code that received F ozone, F 24h and Fail scores on air quality.
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Alexandra C. No one fights alone, we all need clean air to breathe and live.
